Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-22

on the 20 instant. IL appears tnat 'ne
steamer had been chartered by colored
society for an excursion and had abont
three hundred and fifty persons on board
and that the excursion committee forced all
the passengers aft in order to count them.
This had the effect Of submergng the air
ports abafr, causing the steamer to ill with
! water snd sink. II was shown that the mir
norts were open when they should have
been closed. Mr.. w. W. Presson, master
of the steamer, testified that Mr.. Bauer, the
owner of the steamer, was on board at the
time and exercised general supervision
over the vessel and that he the masterl
trusted to him to see that everything was all
right. The hoard reported thatit is the mas
ter's duty to geo personally TO the seaworlh,
mess of his vessel before she leaves her
wharf. which in this case the master failed 10
do, relying upon others to do what he
should have done himself, but as no lives
were lost by the accident and rs there were
mitigating circumstances, the board had
merely suspended Mr.. Prcsson's license for
thirty days.
CONTRACT ANNULLED.-A few days ago
the Committee on Light of the City Council
opened bids they had invited for taking
down the chimney at the Gas Works, and
Stephen Swain 4 Son, who seemed to the
committee to be the most satisfactory bidders.
1t afterwards transpired that Mr.. Jefferson
Hall, who it is alleged, was tho lowest bid
der. had taken decided objections 10 the de-
cisioa of the committee, and had threatened
to sue the city in the event OF other parties
being entrusted with the work of demoish
ing the chimney The committee had an
other meeting Saturday night and for rca-
sons best known to themselves, rescinded
tho contract entered into with Messrl
Swain & Son and made another with Mr..
Hall The former gentlemen had prepared
material and made all necessary prepara-
tons for the work, and, "a might be sup
posed are rather disgrunted at the action OF
the committee.
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE PUMPs.
Ono by one the old pumps go and the
wells are being gradually filled up. The
orc at the corner of Prince and Lee streets
which was arched over some years ago
cayed in last week and was filled in by Su
perintendent of Police Dobie. The water
WAS never drinkable, was too hard for soar-
suds, and the pump had been nnservlceable
for some time This pump we'll is not as old
as most of the wells on Fairfax street. be
the bank of the river, it had abundance Of
water but after The coves wero filled in to
make land and the river banked out for
sGnare or more Caat of the hilltop pump
became necessary, and the well now filled
up dates from carly in the present century.
Most OF the Lee street pumps from Fishiown
to tho Tunnel have now been abandoned
and many Of them removed.
WAR on CIGARETTE PICTURFs.-It may
be OF interest to youths OF this city who
have their pocket stuffed with obscene pic
lures which they get with cigarettes to
learn that the city authorities OF Atlanta,
Ga are waging vigorous war against the
cigarette picture business. The Council has
Just adopted an ordinance which provides
that any person who shall exhibit or sell or
offer for sale any obscene. vulgar, or licen-
tious book. picture, or painting OF whatso-
ever character, shall, upon conviction, be
fined in the sum of not exceeding 500, or
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days, or re-
quired TO work not exceeding thirty days
on the streets Of the said city, at the dscfe'
ton of the Court. Under This section At
lanla is going to be one of tho first places to
stop the practice of cigarette makers who
put pictures offensive TO good taste into
their packages Of cigarettes.
COUNTY CoURT-.Judqe d. NJ. Chichester
prcSidiag-Al cases were continued until
the September tenn.
Thomas c. White and Geo. w. Donaldson
were appointed magistrates for the county,
and Levi DeNaughn special policeman.
and qualified.
The grand jurors were selected for the
ensuing wear bV the court.
The will of Mrs. Colbert, deceased, was
probated.
After transacting other routine business
court adjourned till court in course.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Nourse and Miss Edith
have gone to Maryland for few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. G. Grimes have return
cd from pleasant visit to Virginia Beach.
Mr.. Brinton H. Miner, formerly of this
city bnt now of the New York bar assocla-
ton, is in the city on visit to his uncle,
Col. D. A. Windsor.
FOURTH WARD DEMocRATs.-The dem
ocrats of the Fourth ward will meet in the
hall of the Friendship engine house at 5
o'clock to night, for the purpose OF e'ectlng
delegates TO the Senatorial convention
which meets in this city next Wednesday.
DON'T disgust everybody by hawking,
blowing and splitting, but use DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy and be cured.
A PpLE pARERs and coRERs, Preserving
| N Kettles of all kinds, Fruit Presses, Family
Scales, Meat Choppers, Carpet Sweepers. Clothes
| Wrinsers and many other goods to tighten the
work of the housekccper, to which we invite their
attention for the cost is such as to bring them
| within the reach of all.
49, JAS. +. CAILIN 6 SONS.
aupoO Alexandria Va.
rNINNERs' SOLDER, Sheet Zinc, Ear Lead and
a. Tin, Sheet Brass Copper and Iron Rivets full
stock always at
JAS. f. CARLIN & SONS,
aue20 Alexandria. Va.
DEMovAL NOTICE.
N. G.. holland
Has removed his
ANTIQUE FURNITURE STORE